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Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)

Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration

Rules for the Conduct of Proceedings before the CCMA

Part One : Serving and Filing Documents

7. How to file documents with the Commission

 

(1) A party must file documents with the Commission—
(a) by handing the document to the regional office of the CCMA or the office of the Department of Labour at the address listed in Schedule One;
(b) by sending a copy of the document by registered post to the regional office of the CCMA at the address listed in Schedule One; or
(c) by faxing or e-mailing the document to the regional office of the CCMA using a fax number or e-mail address listed in Schedule One. Documents filed by means of e-mail must be transmitted in MS Word or PDF 2format

 

(2) A document is filed with the Commission when—
(a) the document is handed to the regional office or an office of the Department of Labour listed in Schedule One;
(b) a document sent by registered post is received, or presumed to be received as provided for in Rule 8, by the regional office of the CCMA listed in Schedule One;
(c) the transmission of a fax is successfully completed; or
(d) the e-mail is received in the regional office of the CCMA, as provided for in the Electronics Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002.

 

(3) A party must only file the original of a document, if requested to do so by the Commission or a commissioner. A party must comply with a request to file an original document within seven (7) days of the request,

 

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2 Microsoft Word or MS-WORD (often called Word) is a graphical word processing program that allows users to type and save documents. Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format used to present and exchange documents reliably.